TheMightyEthan Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 More disposable than the regular 3DS, sure, but $130 still isn't in the "oh, it broke? oh well, let's get a new one" range for most people I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Well, depends on how damaged it gets but £100 is definitely (the upper end of) impulse buy territory for my social circle. That's the cost of what? 3 new games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Picture of Thursday Next: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) $130 is a decent night out with my girlfriend, definitely within impulse territory for me. But this is what I think of the 2DS and Nintendo products in general: Edited August 29, 2013 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I just think it's stupid it's so top heavy. And overall it's just too large, they say it's built for under 7's and the lack of hinge would show that, but the buttons and everything else is still not overly kiddie friendly. Also the name is modern-Nintendo terrible. Even Nvidia have better naming schemes. Also you guys joke but I've got Thursday on G+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 It's certainly not a bad price for a handheld console (pretty fucking great, actually), and if it were an adult getting it then the odds of it breaking aren't that high. It's also certainly well within the range of what a parent might get for their kid. I was talking, in response to TN calling it disposable, more about how a parent might treat it if their kid broke theirs and wanted a replacement. I don't see a whole lot of parents going "Oh, you broke your $130 handheld little Johnny? That's okay, we'll go get you a new one right away." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 There's nothing to suggest that 3D is bad for kids' eyes, anymore than sitting too close to the 2D TV is (hint: it's not). It's just an extension of the whole "ooh, TV and games are bad for you!" outlook. I only say that because, at least on my 3DS box, it has "3D Mode Ages 7+" on the bottom-right corner. I'm not sure if that has been retracted now because, as you say, it now is not true. Just that it's why a lot of folks online have been using the "under 7" phrase, either for justification or mocking the concept of a non-3D 3DS. As for the "breakable" attribute, I've seen the hinges of a DS or 3DS as the first thing to go. However, the screens aren't usually the ones that break mainly because of the clam shell design. Now that they're always exposed, it has essentially the same vulnerablility as flat surface Game Boys: the screen. So the way I see it, there's a lot of give and take between the advantages of both handhelds, but the price is the strongest bullet point for any parent and low income student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I think Reggie flat-out said that the 2DS is for six or seven year old kids. I think the issue is that, although no one has shown that the 3DS actually harms smaller children, no one has proven that it won't harm smaller kids. The 7+ thing is ass-covering in case some kid plays the 3DS and subsequently has vision issues and the parents think it would be fun to sue Nintendo. On the other hand, Nintendo does not seem to care that Pokemon irreparably harms kids by habituating them to shitty and repetivite video games. /trolololololo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 There's nothing to suggest that 3D is bad for kids' eyes, anymore than sitting too close to the 2D TV is (hint: it's not). It's just an extension of the whole "ooh, TV and games are bad for you!" outlook. I only say that because, at least on my 3DS box, it has "3D Mode Ages 7+" on the bottom-right corner. I'm not sure if that has been retracted now because, as you say, it now is not true. Just that it's why a lot of folks online have been using the "under 7" phrase, either for justification or mocking the concept of a non-3D 3DS. AFAIK it still says that, but it was ever only their to cover their ass, not based on any actual evidence that it's bad for kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronixal Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 It's certainly very 'baby's first handheld' and the removal of 3D will assuage the concerns some parents have about letting their children use such devices but I agree about the design. Given most small children have small hands, why all the inputs way up high? I can't imagine it's going to be a very heavy device in general so I wouldn't imagine there'd be a risk of it being top heavy by having them all confined to the bottom half. It's definitely not something I'd pick up but then I'm not the target demographic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 There's some comparison shots to an XL and an iPhone 5. So it's a lot smaller than it looks and it feels light and solid. They also so it is really comfortable in big and small hands, and the controls are great. So it seems it will give a great impression when you actually get your hands on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Jesus, it never dawned on me just how much bigger the XL screens are. I never put my old DS side-by-side with my new XL before I got rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Yeah, those pictures make it look a lot more attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 The whole TV is bad for eyes comes from the fact that some very early models of TV let out X-rays which were bad for you eyes no matter how close you were to the TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 How could those be bad for you, x is such a cool letter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Picture of Thursday Next: Not sure if this was intentional, but I love that you used a picture of the GamesMaster. Nostalgia-tastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 The 2DS that's going to be exclusive to Europe is white/red and is awesome, I think. It looks like the old Famicom, but the red should be darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 If you want it to look like the NES the red needs to be a lot darker and the white needs to be a dull grey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Famicom: NES: Slightly different things. Personally it just looks liek they're going with a Red/Blue White/Black kinda thing and not everything is related to their past consoles (most, but not everything) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Why did they change the NES so drastically for the west anyway? I know there was a reason but I've forgotten what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 1983 Video Game Crash. It was made to look like a toy, even came with ROB for that purpose. (Though why the continued the trend into SNES I'm not sure on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 If you ask me the Famicom looks like a toy while the NES looks like a VCR or something, but the change obviously worked so who am I to question success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Hmm, learn something new everyday. And yeah, I think the Famicom looks more like a toy than the NES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 That's more than likely down to just how modern stylings have changed over the years. The original iPhone was the hight of technical elegance once, but now looks like a bit like a toy. Also context on marketing helps: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Meant to post this a few days ago, though around then the board was acting slow so I put it off. IGN Unboxing 2DS If you don't care for the site, it still puts some perspective on the proportions of the device. Honestly, I'm kinda liking the large shoulder buttons and I'm actually a bit jealous that the White-Red 2DS is a Europe exclusive. I mean, I still have my original 3DS and probably wouldn't get another unless there was a great trade-in deal or it broke, but the 2DS doesn't seem that bad with the exception of never using 3D. I'm not bound by that feature, but it's nice to have the option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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